Sentences with phrase «about a young woman struggling»

But with its flat presentation and dearth of any riveting moments, the film plays more like an after - school special about the pitfalls of teen decision - making than it does a documentary about young women struggling to make something more of their lives.

His first fiction feature, Maborosi (1995), is a quiet study of bereavement, about a young woman struggling to move on after her husband's inexplicable suicide.

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Sophia's story is all about a young woman's courageous struggle for freedom and independence.

How shall administrators and teachers gain help from such generalities as they struggle to find answers to pressing questions about the extension of the curriculum to four years, about the place in it of Greek and Hebrew, about making better provisions for the theological education and employment of young women?

Under the Same Moon — Fox Searchlight, 109 min — Patricia Riggen wrote and directed this moving tale about a young Mexican woman working illegally as a domestic in LA while struggling to get her green card so she can bring her young son to live with her.

It's an autobiographical one - woman show in which Richardson talks about her struggles as a young actress on a» 70s tour with Pete..

As their pre-college years unspool, the movie follows their success, their struggles and (to a lesser degree) their attempts to compete in statewide step competitions, as we learn about several of the young women in up - close ways.

Kicking off a season of coarse comedy is actor Joseph Gordon - Levitt's directorial debut «Don Jon,» which was released Sept. 27, about a young, attractive man who struggles to connect with women due to his porn addiction.

Rempson, a 21 - year - old D.C. native and AmeriCorps volunteer, spoke about her personal struggles on her path to public service and her goal of supporting other young African - American women.

So begins this beautifully written coming - of - age story about a young woman who struggles to overcome her family's frightening legacy and keep her own child from similar emotional harm.

Kephart has created a lyrical, beautiful story about a young woman at a turning point, struggling to reconcile her choices, find her place in the world and discover the true meaning of family.

In other paired stories, an Imperial policeman who is forced to leave the continent after rumors spread of his homosexuality reappears as a doorman in New York City who brings solace to a young betrayed woman; a young girl held hostage in a brothel plots a brutal revenge against the madam who keeps her, and then the madam reappears as a wizened midwife who delivers a baby to a Hindu woman forced to make a terrible choice about the child; a Muslim boy who escapes a train raided by a murderous mob reemerges as a grandfather who has moved to London to be with his family and whose granddaughter struggles to save her marriage after the death of their child; a young cartographer alters a small section of the Radcliffe Line with terrible consequences, and then his boss reappears as a senile old man who sets off in search of a prostitute he often hires.

According to her campaign website, she is about to publish a young adult anthology featuring 48 essays from leaders describing their teenage struggles, including Patrisse Khan - Cullors, co-founder of Black Lives Matter; teen trans activist Gavin Grimm; and Danielle Vabner, a young woman who lost her baby brother at the Sandy Hook massacre.

About Blog Stephanie Stone, 25 years old young woman struggled with anorexia nervosa since the age of 13 and have been in treatment for over a year of my life combined.

«It's important to keep home visiting because there are young women out there like myself that have been through a ton, who have battled through struggles, and who need to learn more about their pregnancy, the rights and wrongs, as well as to have someone there that understands them and doesn't judge and is there through every step of the way.»